Bedel Pass

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The Tian Shan Mountains with Lake Issyk-kul visible
The Tian Shan Mountains with Lake Issyk-kul visible

Bedel Pass is a mountain pass in the Tian-Shan mountain range between Kyrgyzstan and China's Xinjiang province. It has an elevation of 13,800 feet (4200 m).

Historically, the Bedel Pass served as a Silk Road trade route between China to Central Asia. The pass linked China to Barskoon, a settlement on the southern shore of lake Issyk-kul.

During the Urkun incident of 1916, over 100,000 Kyrgyz reportedly died fleeing from Russian forces as they attempted to reach China through the Bedel Pass.

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Coordinates: 41°26′0.00″N, 78°26′0.00″E


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